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Collision Course (Tokkyuu 11)

by slyborg

Ganbatte Kaijō Hoan-chō!

As the recent tragic events have shown, for a maritime nation like Japan, the safety of those at sea is a paramount concern. The Japan Coast Guard 海上保安庁 Kaijō Hoan-chō commands great respect there, and Hyougo Kanbayashi serves as crew on one of its 121 patrol vessels. The unit he wishes to join, Tokkyuu, is an acronym for 特殊救難隊 Tokushu Kyūnan Tai the elite Special Rescue Team. From Wikipedia “The latest use of the SRT’s skills was to carry out the search for people during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Large numbers of the team worked near and in the Fukushima nuclear power plant.”

In this chapter, Hyougo spots a suspicious vessel and convinces the captain to allow him to investigate. This leads to the realization that something bad may have happened to Yuri’s ship…